And here is Biden’s approach:
Interview with Sen. Joe Biden — Aug. 27, 2007
http://www.iptv.org/iowapress/transcript_detail.cfm?ipShowNum=3435&play=true
“Yepsen: SENATOR, HOW DO YOU PAY FOR YOUR IDEA?
Biden: ... I WOULD LET THE TAX CUTS FOR ALL OF THE MIDDLE CLASS LAPSE. I WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEW TAX CUT CALLED FOR BY ELIMINATING THE INHERITANCE TAX....IN ADDITION TO THAT, ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY SIDE OF THE AGENDA, I WOULD END THE WAR IMMEDIATELY. I WOULD END THIS WAR....I WOULD ELIMINATE THE STAR WARS PROGRAM. I WOULD NOT DEPLOY THE STAR WARS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A MULTITRILLION-DOLLAR, LONG-TERM INVESTMENT WE’RE MAKING... “